The Serial ATA International Organisation (SATA-IO) announces two new SATA standards-- SATA Express and SATA µSSD.

SATA Express combines the SATA software infrastructure with the PCI Express (PCIe) interface, enabing the development of SATA-compatible devices using the PCIe interface.

The technology will thus increase device speeds to 8Gb/s and 16Gb/s while using PCIe 3.0's performance and scalability.

SATA Express specification should be complete by 2011's end.

Meanwhile SATA µSSD eliminates the traditional SATA inteface's module connector, e Read more...

Dell'Oro Group predicts the WLAN market will reach over $8Bn in revenues by 2015, with a 49% increase over 2010-- with the enterprise segment being its fastest growing. 

The enterprise WLAN segment should reach $3.9Bn in revenues by 2015, reaching second-highest revenues within the market. 

Such rapid growth is due to the equally large growth in wifi enabled device numbers, as 802.11n technology continues driving the market. 

The small office/home office (SOHO) segment will account for the majority of revenue-- reaching nearly $4Bn by 2015 according Read more...

Canalys reports that while the WW PC industry continues braving the current economic situation, Wintel PCs' market share falls to its lowest point in more than 20 years, to under 82%.

The WW PC market grows by 17% Y-o-Y in Q2 2011-- if one counts tablets, as well enterprise's refresh to Windows 7.

Apple leads in the tablet market, and now holds 13.6% of the overall WW PC market according to Canalys. Tablet-wise Acer, asus, HP, HTC, RIM and Samsung follow behind-- with Acer's Iconia Tab finding popularity in Germany and Russia.

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The EMEA PC market continues declining all through Q2 2011, as high inventory levels prevent stronger sell-in, according to IDC's WW Quarterly PC tracker.

W.Europe remains the most troubled, as cannibalisation from tablets and smartphones weaken customer demand-- and the slow stock depletion that goes with it.

The market fares better in CEE and MEA, with both regions going through "positive" overall market growth.

On a global basis, WW PC shipments increase by 2.6% Y-o-Y  in Q2 2011, falling short of IDC's earlier forecasts of 2.9% Y-o-Y growth-- r Read more...